Hydrogen improves glycemic control in type1 diabetic animal model by promoting glucose uptake into skeletal muscle.

Hydrogen (H(2)) acts as a therapeutic antioxidant. However, there are few reports on H(2) function in other capacities in diabetes mellitus (DM). Therefore, in this study, we investigated the role of H(2) in glucose transport by studying cultured mouse C2C12 cells and human hepatoma Hep-G2 cells in...

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Main Authors: Haruka Amitani, Akihiro Asakawa, Kaichun Cheng, Marie Amitani, Kaori Kaimoto, Masako Nakano, Miharu Ushikai, Yingxiao Li, Minglun Tsai, Jiang-Bo Li, Mutsumi Terashi, Huhe Chaolu, Ryozo Kamimura, Akio Inui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3542317?pdf=render